Oct. 8, 2002

A distinguished class of eight honorees, including All-American lacrosse player Lindsay Dixon, '92, tennis standout Mark Holtschneider, '82, two-sport Scholar-Athlete Gina Profili Hormes, '91, record-setting shortstop Kevin King, '91 of the baseball team, all-conference soccer player Joe Layfield, long-time Coach Ray Riordon, and gymnastics greats Anne Sugden Wolff, '92 and Wendy Weaver Kwiatowski, '92 will be inducted into the Towson University Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, October 18 at the annual induction dinner.

The dinner will be held in the Chesapeake Rooms of the University Union and will start at 6:00 p.m. In addition, the 1938 soccer team will be honored while junior Aaron Krause (GOW School/Linthicum, Md.) of the swimming and diving team will be presented as the winner of the Doc Minnegan Scholarship Award.

A three-year starter at midfield for the Tigers, Dixon led Towson to NCAA Tournament appearances as a junior and senior. As a junior, he scored one of the biggest goals in school history when he tallied the game-winner in the third overtime of the Tigers' 14-13 win at Princeton in the NCAA Quarter-finals. That win sent Towson to the Final Four. In 1991, he was the Tigers' fifth-leading scorer with 11 goals and 12 assists as Towson finished as national runner-up with a 12-4 record. As a senior, the Annapolis native scored 24 goals and 12 assists, helping the Tigers finish the season with a 9-3 record and a second NCAA Tournament berth. One of the Tigers' top midfielders, he scored 65 goals and had 49 assists in his career. Named all-conference twice, he was a third team All-American in 1992. In 1994, he played for the United States team at the World Lacrosse Games. A five-year veteran of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League, he is the president of Lacrosse Homes, Inc. He resides in Grasonville, Md. with his wife, Julie, and their two children. His wife, the former Julie Heilman, is also a Towson graduate who was a four-year performer for the Tiger gymnastics team.

One of the top scholar-athletes to compete at Towson, Holtschneider posted a 47-19 singles record for the Tiger tennis team during his two seasons. After a solid career at Essex Community College, he came to Towson and played number two singles. A native of Perry Hall, he had a 44-10 record in doubles play. A team captain as a senior, he helped Towson post a two-year record of 37-13, including a 23-3 record as a junior. He was the winner of the Towson Academic Achievement Award in 1982, presented to the most outstanding graduating scholar-athlete. He graduated from the University of Baltimore Law School ranked first in his class. Currently the Associate Society General Counsel for St. Paul Insurance Company, he resides in Perry Hall with his wife, Debbie, and their three sons.

A rare two-sport standout, Profili Hormes was named All-East Coast Conference in two sports. A four-year starter for the Tiger field hockey team and the lacrosse squad, she earned All-ECC honors five times. The Kingsville, Md. native was an All-ECC pick in field hockey as a sophomore, junior and senior. In lacrosse, she earned All-ECC notice as a junior

and senior. A co-captain in both sports as a senior, she was part of the Tigers' 1990 ECC championship lacrosse team, which finished the season with an 11-4 record. A defensive standout, she scored 24 goals with eight assists in her lacrosse career. An outstanding student, she was named as the ECC Scholar-Athlete for field hockey in 1988 and earned the award for lacrosse in 1990. A member of the United States Women's Lacrosse Team in 1989 and 1990, she spent six years as coach and teacher at Fallston High School. She is currently a personal fitness trainer who serves as a volunteer substitute teacher at St. Stephen's School. She and her husband, Tim, reside in Fallston with their three children.

A four-year starter at shortstop, King was a key performer for the Tigers' first NCAA Tournament team in 1988. A two-time All-East Coast Conference selection, he batted .335 during his college career. The first player in Towson history with 200 career base hits, he held the school record with 203 hits when he finished his career. He also finished his career as Towson's all-time leader in at bats (606), runs scored (127), doubles (20) and runs batted in (114). A native of Bear, Delaware, he hit .351 as a sophomore and led Towson to a 31-17-1 record, the ECC championship and its first trip to the NCAA Tournament. He was named second team All-East Region in his sophomore season. During his four-year career, King helped Towson reach the ECC playoffs three times. He has worked in Education for the last 12 years and currently serves as the assistant principal at Avon Grove High School in West Grove, Pa. He resides in Newark, Delaware with his wife, Angie, and their two young children.

One of the leading scorers in Towson soccer history, Layfield led the Tigers to three consecutive East Coast Conference championships. A two-time All-ECC selection, he was the 1990 ECC Player of the Year. In his three seasons with the Tigers, he scored 29 goals and had 20 assists while helping Towson post a 38-16-6 record. In 1989, he scoring the game-winning goal with 5:19 remaining in Towson's 2-1 win over Drexel in the ECC Championship game. He was the ECC Tournament's Most Valuable Player. In his junior year, he scored eight goals and had eight assists as Towson and Drexel were the ECC co-champions. As a senior in 1991, he tied the Towson single season record with 18 goals and was named All-ECC again. The Baltimore native helped Towson win its third straight ECC championship with a 2-1 victory over Rider. He was named to the All-Region team as a senior and was drafted by the Baltimore Blast. An actuarial statistician for Aegon Direct Marketing Services, he lives in Bel Air, Md. with his wife, Melissa, and their two daughters.

A four-time All-ECAC selection, Sugden Wolff was a mainstay for the Tiger gymnastics team from 1988 to 1991. One of the Tigers' top performers on the uneven bars, she won the ECAC championship on bars in 1988 and 1990. In 1991, she also won the ECAC beam title. During her career, she led the Tigers to four consecutive ECAC championships, a 90-9 record and four appearances at the NCAA Southeast regional meet. She was also a key part of the 1990 team that qualified for Nationals and finished ninth in the nation. She finished her career as the school record holder on the uneven bars while her 1,487.800 points placed her third on Towson's all-time scoring list. A Tiger co-captain as a senior, she graduated Summa Cum Laude from Towson with a double major of Mathematics and Computer Science. Honored as a Verizon Academic All-American third team selection in 1991, she was also honored as Towson's Most Outstanding Graduating Scholar-Athlete. Sugden Wolff also won a pair of University awards, the Joyce Neubert Award in 1990 and the Mary Hudson Scarborough Award in 1992. After seven years working for NASA at Goddard Space Flight Center, she has worked for the Department of Defense for the last two years. She lives in Ellicott City, Md. with her husband, Tom and their two young sons.

One of the greatest gymnasts to compete at Towson, Weaver Kwiatowski overcame numerous injuries and had a record-breaking career for the Tigers. A two-time selection as Towson's Female Athlete of the Year, she was named All-ECAC four years in a row. Named as the ECAC Scholar-Athlete Award winner in 1992, she graduated from Towson as the school record holder in the all-around as well as bars and balance beam. A member of four ECAC championship

teams, she also helped Towson qualify for the NCAA Southeast Regionals four years in a row. As a sophomore in 1990, she led the Tigers to their first berth at Nationals as she took fourth place in the all-around at the NCAA Southeast regional meet. Towson went on to finish ninth in the nation. As a senior, she became the first Towson gymnast to qualify

for Nationals as an individual all-around. An outstanding student-athlete, she was named as a Verizon Academic All-American third team selection in 1992. She was also honored as Towson's Most Outstanding Graduating Scholar-Athlete in her senior year. Currently a coach at Rebounders Gymnastics Club in Timonium, she resides in Towson with her husband, Matt. She is the mother of three children.

The founder of the Tiger men's swimming and diving program, Riordon spent 30 seasons as the Tigers' coach. He also spent 10 seasons, coaching the women's team at the same time. During those 30 seasons, the Towson men's team had a record of 246 wins and 176 losses. The Tigers posted 23 winning records in 30 years and won seven conference championships. In 1981 and 1982, Towson posted back-to-back winning seasons and won 29 consecutive dual meets. After coaching the Tigers to the 1975 Mason-Dixon Conference championship, he led Towson to six Tri-State Conference championships. Honored as Towson University's Coach of the Year twice, he became the women's coach in 1988. During 10 seasons as the Tiger women's coach, he led the team to a 55-58 record. A member of the Towson faculty from 1964 to 1998, he spent 34 years teaching at the University. A native of Washington, D.C., he graduated from Shepherd College in 1956 where he was a member of the baseball and swimming teams. He was inducted into Shepherd's Hall of Fame ten years ago. In addition to coaching swimming at Towson, he was the Tigers' track and field coach for four years. He still resides in the Towson area with his family.

The winner of the sixth annual Minnegan Scholarship, Krause has been a record-setting performer for the Tigers' swimming team the last two years. A junior Mass Communication major from Linthicum, Md., he has established himself as one of the top swimmers in Towson history. Last February, he was the individual standout at the Colonial Athletic Association Championship Meet, leading the Tigers to a surprising fifth place finish. Krause was the leading scorer at the CAA Meet with 60 points, winning three individual events. He was part of the Tigers' CAA champion 200-medley relay team. Krause enters his junior year as the holder of four individual records, the 100-free, the 200-free, the 100-back and the 200-back. He is also part of four record-setting relay teams at Towson, the 200-free, the 400-free, the 200-medley and the 400-medley relay teams.

The Hall of Fame will also honor the 1938 Towson men's soccer team. The 1938 Tigers had an 8-0-1 record and won the Maryland Collegiate championship. They outscored their opponents by a 25-2 margin. Included among their wins was a 3-0 victory over Virginia and a 3-0 win over Maryland. The 1938 Tigers were coached by Donald "Doc" Minnegan while Luther Cox, '40 was the team captain.

Brent Harris, '95 of WBFF-TV will be the emcee for the Hall of Fame Banquet. For ticket information, call the Towson University Office of Alumni Relations (1-800-887-8152).